1. Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
   "distressed about her son's leaving home";
   - disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried, cut up [informal]
    
2. Generalized feeling of distress
   "The patient reported feeling distressed and unable to enjoy daily activities";
   - dysphoric, unhappy
    
3. Suffering severe physical strain or distress
   "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing";
   - stressed
    
4. Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
   "distressed companies need loans and technical advice";
   - hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way

1. Cause mental pain to
   "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
    
2. Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
   "The new policies distressed small businesses";
   - straiten

See also: dejected, troubled, unhappy

Type of: bother, discommode [archaic], disoblige, disturb, incommode [archaic], inconvenience, put out, trouble, upset

Antonym: euphoric

Encyclopedia: Distressed